Telehealth for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease: pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

 To assess whether non-clinical staff can effectively manage people at high risk of cardiovascular disease using digital health technologies.

Design

 Pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

Setting

 42 general practices in three areas of England.

Participants

 Between 3 December 2012 and 23 July 2013 we recruited 641 adults aged 40 to 74 years with a 10 year cardiovascular disease risk of 20% or more, no previous cardiovascular event, at least one modifiable risk factor (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg, body mass index ≥30, current smoker), and access to a telephone, the internet, and email. Participants were individually allocated to intervention (n=325) or control (n=316) groups using automated randomisation stratified by site, minim

SUBMITTER: Salisbury C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4896755 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature